Adventurer/explorer Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was a French aviator. Born Marie-Louise Bombec in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, at age eleven Bastié's fat

Was a French aviator. Born Marie-Louise Bombec in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, at age eleven Bastié's father died and her family struggled to survive. However, as an employee in a shoe factory, money was scarce and an early marriage that failed left her with a child and limited means. As a result of her marriage to a World War I pilot, she became fascinated by the new phenomenon of powered flight and was determined to become a pilot and to own her own plane. She obtained her license to fly and although her husband was killed in a 1926 plane crash, Maryse Bastié began doing aerobatics to earn money to keep herself flying and in 1927 purchased her own aircraft, a Caudron C.109.

Is a Japanese diver who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 she finished sixth in the 3 me

Is a Japanese diver who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 she finished sixth in the 3 metre springboard event and 14th in the 10 metre platform competition.

Is an Australian diver who won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 metre pl

Is an Australian diver who won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 metre platform. He was in first place at the end of the preliminary round and the semi-finals, but was passed by Chinese diver Hu Jia in the finals. He was one of

Is an Australian diver. He is the 2008 Olympic champion in the 10 m platform, having received the h

Is an Australian diver. He is the 2008 Olympic champion in the 10 m platform, having received the highest single-dive score in Olympic history. He is the first Australian male to win an Olympic gold medal in diving since Dick Eve at the 1924 Summer Olympi

Is a French sailor known for her rowings across the Atlantic (2003) and Pacific (2005) oceans. Most

Is a French sailor known for her rowings across the Atlantic (2003) and Pacific (2005) oceans. Most recently, she completed a sailing trip around the Antarctic alone, against prevailing winds. Departed from the Réunion island on October 15, 2006, she cros

Is an American paralympian yachtswoman. In 2008 in Beijing she became the first woman to represent t

Is an American paralympian yachtswoman. In 2008 in Beijing she became the first woman to represent the United States in sailing at a Paralympic Games. At the games, McKinnon-Tucker and fellow crewman Nick Scandone won a gold medal for the US, sailing in t

Is a French mountaineer and sports administrator.Herzog became, on 3 June 1950, the first person to

Is a French mountaineer and sports administrator.Herzog became, on 3 June 1950, the first person to climb a peak over 8000m when, in the company of Louis Lachenal, he summited the Himalayan mountain Annapurna, 10th-highest mountain in the world. Its ascen

Is an English diver who represents Southampton Diving Academy and specialises in the 10 metre platfo

Is an English diver who represents Southampton Diving Academy and specialises in the 10 metre platform event. At the 2009 British Championships Brick won gold in the synchronised platform event in partnership with Jack Clewlow, and came 4th in the individ

Was a German sailor executed in 1917 for socialist agitation in the German Navy. He joined the navy

Was a German sailor executed in 1917 for socialist agitation in the German Navy. He joined the navy as a volunteer in 1912 and served on the battleship Friedrich der Grosse. In the summer of 1917, he became one of the leaders of a movement among the sailo

Is a former competitive diver and diving coach. She was a gold medal winner at the 1972 Summer Olymp

Is a former competitive diver and diving coach. She was a gold medal winner at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the three meter springboard event. King was a career officer in the United States Air Force from 1966 to 1992, retiring in the rank of colonel. She

Is a professional big wave surfer from Brazil. Later that year, Gabeira surfed the biggest wave eve

Is a professional big wave surfer from Brazil. Later that year, Gabeira surfed the biggest wave ever by a female when she successfully surfed a 45-foot wave at Dungeons, a big wave surf spot in South Africa.

Is a New Zealand surfer. A four-time winner of New Zealand's national surfing championships, and 200

Is a New Zealand surfer. A four-time winner of New Zealand's national surfing championships, and 2001 winner on the world pro junior circuit, Quinn is regarded as one of the country's foremost surfers. During the 1990s, Quinn took part in the World Qualif

Is a Canadian diver. She competes in the 10m synchronized event with Roseline Filion. She was born i

Is a Canadian diver. She competes in the 10m synchronized event with Roseline Filion. She was born in Montreal.

Is a professional female surfer from Hawaii. Growing up in Hawaii, Megan quickly became one of the "

Is a professional female surfer from Hawaii. Growing up in Hawaii, Megan quickly became one of the "beach boys" and worked her way to a spot on the World Championship Tour ranks in 1998. She has been on the WCT ever since and in 2000 she was runner up for

Was a Swiss mountain guide and the first ascentionist of many prominent mountains in the western Alp

Was a Swiss mountain guide and the first ascentionist of many prominent mountains in the western Alps during the golden and silver ages of alpinism. His clients were mostly British, the most famous of whom was Leslie Stephen, the writer, critic and mounta

Was a Dutch seaman and surviving crew of the Liefde, the ship which transported William Adams to Jap

Was a Dutch seaman and surviving crew of the Liefde, the ship which transported William Adams to Japan in 1600.He was allowed to leave Japan with the Liefde's Captain Jacob Quaeckernaeck on 1604 on a Red Seal Ship provided by the daimyo of Hirado, with the destination of Patani in the Malay Peninsula.

Is a New Zealand yachtswoman. She competed for New Zealand at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, wi

Is a New Zealand yachtswoman. She competed for New Zealand at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, with Jenny Egnot in the Women's Double Handed Dinghy (470) class. They finished in 11th place.

Is an Australian diver who has won silver medals at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, the 2006

Is an Australian diver who has won silver medals at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Her father is of Chinese descent.

Was a German aviatrix before and during World War II.Melitta started working for the Deutsche Versuc

Was a German aviatrix before and during World War II.Melitta started working for the Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt (DVL), an experimental institute for aviation, in Berlin-Adlershof in 1928. She also took flying lessons. Because of her Jewish anc

An American mountain climber, spent her early years in a Paris convent school. She made a number of

An American mountain climber, spent her early years in a Paris convent school. She made a number of important ascents in the Alps in the 1860s and 1870s, but was thwarted in her two greatest alpine ambitions: to be the first woman to climb the Matterhorn,

Is a young adventurer from Potters Bar who, at the age of 17 years and 164 days, became the youngest

Is a young adventurer from Potters Bar who, at the age of 17 years and 164 days, became the youngest person to sail around the world solo in the 50ft racing yacht totallymoney.com, completing his journey on 27 August 2009. Perham's record surpassed that o

Is a former Olympic diver for Australia. Murphy competed twice at the Olympic Games (in 1992 and 199

Is a former Olympic diver for Australia. Murphy competed twice at the Olympic Games (in 1992 and 1996), placing 4th in the 3 metre springboard event at the 1992 Games in Barcelona.

Is an Australian Olympic medallist and sailor. He is well known for his crossing of Bass Strait in a

Is an Australian Olympic medallist and sailor. He is well known for his crossing of Bass Strait in a Laser dinghy. He did so on March 9, 2005 in a record time (for sailing) of 13 hours 1 minute.

Is an Australian professional surfer and dual world champion. Fanning won both the 2007 and 2009 ASP

Is an Australian professional surfer and dual world champion. Fanning won both the 2007 and 2009 ASP World Tour. He grew up with fellow professional surfer, Joel Parkinson and fellow ripper Nat West. On the edge of the Queensland border, Fanning had acces

Is a diver who represents the United States in international competition. He competed at the 2010 Su

Is a diver who represents the United States in international competition. He competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, winning bronze in the 3 meter springboard event, and is a world junior silver medalist in the synchronized 3 meter spring